Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 216
ब्रह्मस्वहरण-निषेधः — Prohibition of Appropriating Brahmin Property
Brahmasva
दानै: पृथग्विधेश्वापि यथा प्राहुर्मनीषिण: । गृहस्थ मनुष्य वेद-शास्त्रोंके स्वाध्यायद्वारा तथा नाना प्रकारके दानोंसे अपने महान् पापको दूर कर देते हैं। जैसा कि मनीषी पुरुषोंका कथन है
dānaiḥ pṛthagvidheṣv api yathā prāhur manīṣiṇaḥ | gṛhasthaḥ manuṣyaḥ veda-śāstrayoḥ svādhyāyadvārā tathā nānā-prakārakaiḥ dānaiḥ svaṃ mahān pāpaṃ dūraṃ karoti, yathā manīṣi-puruṣāṇāṃ kathanam |
ଚାଣ୍ଡାଳ କହିଲା—“ମନୀଷୀମାନେ ଯେପରି କହିଛନ୍ତି, ଗୃହସ୍ଥ ମନୁଷ୍ୟ ବେଦ-ଶାସ୍ତ୍ରର ସ୍ୱାଧ୍ୟାୟ ଓ ନାନାପ୍ରକାର ଦାନଦ୍ୱାରା ନିଜର ମହାପାପକୁ ଦୂର କରେ।”
चाण्डाल उवाच
Educational Q&A
A householder can lessen or remove grave moral fault through two complementary disciplines: svādhyāya (study/recitation of Veda and śāstra) and dāna (charitable giving in varied forms), as affirmed by the wise.
The speaker identified as a Caṇḍāla states a dharma-teaching: citing the authority of manīṣins (wise authorities), he explains how a gṛhastha purifies himself—through scriptural study and diverse acts of charity.